Well, it's a little different, but people either assume I'm an uneducated hillbilly, or are shocked because I don't act like one, because I am from the south. A lot of people from the west coast or up north have moved down here, and cannot believe I'm actually from my hometown. I don't have much of an accent, do not drink sweet tea or eat grits, and am not ultra conservative... so apparently I'm not from around here.

When I explain that my family is from California and Washington DC, it always makes things suddenly okay.

Well, it's a little different, but people either assume I'm an uneducated hillbilly, or are shocked because I don't act like one, because I am from the south. A lot of people from the west coast or up north have moved down here, and cannot believe I'm actually from my hometown. I don't have much of an accent, do not drink sweet tea or eat grits, and am not ultra conservative... so apparently I'm not from around here.

When I explain that my family is from California and Washington DC, it always makes things suddenly okay.

Now that you menton it i get that a lot too, Because I speak with clarity and don't use slang, street or otherwise everyone assumes I'm from London rather than the midlands where I was born.

People then get even more confused when I point out my family is from yorkshire which has a bit of a reputation for heavier accents and it's own dilect.

Although I'm getting a bit off subject.

To add to my prior post as somone mentoned about "white people thinking people calling racism is racist" or words to that effect in a previous page.

It's not the fact people might be concious of people being racist towards them that grinds my gears, after all it's sadly somthing that people do have to tolerate, even though they shouldn't rightly have too.

My annoyance is from those few who assume "being white = you're racist". That's my annoyance. Which is in itself a form of racial steriotyping.

(All of these because I have ginger hair)
"Do you have a soul?" > (Positive reply) "Yes, I assure you I have a soul," (Negative reply) "NO, BUT I WILL REAP YOURS!"
"DEMON!!!!!!!!!" > (Positive reply) "Are you serious?" (Negative reply) ARE YOU ******* SERIOUS!?!?!?!"
"Do you have a fiery attitude?" > (Positive) "Yeah, I guess sometimes," (Negative) "I DO NOW!"

Before I go on my experiences, racism of any kind sucks, period. Been on the receiving and giving end of it. Well Im Mexican American but grew up mostly in suburban, white neighborhoods so I one of the few people of color in my residence and school. Basically mine was

-too white for the Latinos: fellow Latinos and even a few of my family members, always on maternal side,on both sides of the border since I value education alot, a major fan of rock music (I do like it in either English and Spanish, though), ways I dressed and talked, and my personal political and religious beliefs (family is Catholic and somewhat conservative on certain issues and I'm too progressive on many things), people questioning my "Mexican-ness" since most of my friends were white and Asian, etc

-too Latino for the whites: still spoke Spanish frequently, was seen as thrifty in certain financial things, still liked certain aspects of my culture

I'm asian, & it's really irritating that my fellow classmates have high expectations for me in school. Math is actually my worst subject, & sometimes they'd tease & prone me to help them with their work. At first, I thought it was entertaining, but now it's excessive & annoying.

Well, I'm part Irish, and my dad's side of the family comes from Ireland.
My dad's been stereotyped as a drunken Irish man.

For me, (it doesn't count as a race, more of the religion,)
I live in Utah, in America, currently. And when we go on trips, the first thing we get from locals or other visitors from states,
"Are you Mormon?" Or they ask my Dad "So, how many wives do you have?"

Mother of God. We aren't all polygamists here, people. I'm not religious in anyway, nor do I have 6 mothers.